School meals and breakfast clubs

Breakfast Club

Only some of the county's primary schools have a breakfast club. Contact your school for more information. 

There is a cost of £1 per child for the child care element before the breakfast club. You must pay £1 for your first and second child. There is a discount for families with 3 or more children in primary school.

£2 a day is the maximum a parent will pay.

You must book a space through your Gwynedd Council on-line account.

 

School lunch

Primary schools: 2 courses - free for all children in Reception up to Year 6.

Pay primary school dinner on-line

Parents guidelines: pay your school online


Secondary school: Prices vary – please contact the school directly

 

Free school meals

From September 2023, every primary school in Gwynedd will offer free school meals for all children in Reception up to Year 6.

By 2024 all primary school children in state schools in Wales will get free school meals.

Free school dinners are also available for some pupils from low income families. To find out if your child is eligible, go to the Free school meals web page.

If you receive any of the qualifying benefits, you should still register for free school meals through the Local Authority as you may be entitled to grants such as school uniform and PE kits. 

 

What is there for lunch? 

Primary schools

School lunch
  MondayTuesday Wednesday  Thursday Friday
 Week 1

Fish fingers

Fishless fingers (v)

Baked beans

Mashed potatoes or baked potato

 

Date flapjack & milk

Fresh fruit portion

Chicken korma

Vegetable korma (v)

Peas, sweetcorn & rice

 

Oaty biscuit & milk

Fresh fruit portion

Roast beef

Quorn fillet (v)

Yorkshire pudding & gravy

Carrots and swede

Roast or mashed  potatoes

 

Fruit jelly and ice cream

Fresh fruit portion

Pork meatballs

Vegetable sausage (v)

Pasta

Broccoli

 

Danish orange cake

Custard

Fresh fruit portion

Pizza

Cucumber sticks

Coleslaw

Chips/baked potato

 

Yogurt & fruit pieces

 

Fresh fruit portion
 Week 2

Sausage in onion gravy

Vegetable sausage (v)

Garden peas

Mashed potatoes or baked potato 

 

Lemon shortbread

Milk

1/2  banana

Fresh fruit portion

Beef bolognese/lasagne

Quorn bolognese (v)

Pasta twists

Sweetcorn

Peas

Garlic bread

 

Cheesecake

Fruit coulis

Fresh fruit portion

Roast pork & apple sauce

Quorn fillet (v)

Broccoli & carrots

Roast or mashed potatoes

Gravy

 

Fruit salad & jelly

Fresh fruit portion

Beef lobscows

Vegetable  lobscows (v)

Bread roll

 

Fruit muffin

Milk

Fresh fruit portion

 Breaded salmon  fillet

Vegetable nuggets (v)

Baked beans

Chips/baked potato

 

Ice cream and peaches

Fresh fruit portion
 Week 3

Fish star/breaded salmon fillet

Vegetable nuggets (v)

Garden peas

Wedges or jacket potato

 

Chocolate sponge

Chocolate custard

Fresh fruit portion

 

Cottage pie

Quorn mince (v)

Creamed  potato

Broccoli & gravy

 

Rasberry bun

Milk

Fresh fruit portion

Roast turkey/lamb

Quorn fillet (v)

Stuffing /mint sauce

Cabbage and carrots

Boiled  potatoes

Gravy

 

Artic roll & peaches

Fresh fruit portion

Chicken curry

Vegetable curry (v)

Naan bread

Sweetcorn

Rice

 

Krispie square

Milk

Fresh fruit portion

Sausage in a bun

Vegetable sausage (v)

Salad

Chips or jacket potato

 

Yogurt & fruit pieces

Fresh fruit portion

 

  • The Gwynedd Primary Schools Summer Menu meets the The Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards and Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2013. And has been approved by the Welsh Local Government Association’s School Food Co-ordinator.

  • A fresh drink of water is available  to all at lunchtime. Fruit is available every day as an alternative to the pudding. Bread (without spread) is available throughout lunch. Oil free potatoes are offered as an alternative to chips and roast potato. We prepare food from the original ingredients and we do not knowingly use food that has been genetically modified.

 

Secondary schools

  • every secondary school in the county offers a variety of fresh hot and cold food every day.
     

Milk

A third of a pint of milk is provided every day, free of charge to:

  • pupils Under the age of 5
  • Key Stage 1 Pupils (National Assembly for Wales Initiative)
  • pupils in special schools
  • any pupil of primary age who requires milk on medical grounds in respect of when a certificate has been submitted by the School’s Medical Officer.

Key Stage 2 pupils can purchase a third of a pint of milk for 10p.

 

Pupils bringing sandwiches

A beaker, plate and drinking water is provided for pupils who choose to bring their own food.

 

Eating Healthily

Every school in Gwynedd is part of the healthy schools’ scheme. For more information go to the Gwynedd Healthy Schools website.